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J. WEIGE L. ROPE CLAMP.

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Patented Mar. 25, 1 890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OrFIoE.

JOEL WEIGEL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

ROPE-CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 424,388, dated March25, 1890.

Application filed November 18, 1889- $eria1No. 330,775- (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOEL \VEIGEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of San Francisco, and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Repe-Olamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of said invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it most nearly appertains to make, use, and practicethe same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inrope-clamps; and it consists of the parts and details of construction,as will be hereinafter more fully shown in the drawings and describedand claimed in the specification.

The object of my invention consists in providing a clamp of the abovecharacter capable of receiving rope of varying size, which, whilesecurely holding the rope in an adjusted position, shall in no wiseinjure the same.

A further object consists in providing a clamp which shall be moresimple in construction, less expensive, and more effective in itsoperation than any device of a similar nature heretofore known-to me.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification, and inwhich similar letters of reference are used to denote correspondingparts throughout the entire specification and several views of thedrawings- Figure 1 is a view showing the rope secured within the clamp;Fig. 2, a detail view of the binding or clamping wedge; and Fig. 3, aView, partly broken away, for the purpose of illustrating the positionof the rope within the clamp.

The letter A indicates a rope or small cable, which is secured withinthe chamber or open loop B. This loop is formed with a gradual taperfrom the end I) to the end I), and within the same fits or works thetapering clamping-wedge O. The rear end and sides of the clamping-wedgeare provided with the groove or channel E, cut therein for the depth ofabout one-half the thickness of the I/Vithin this groove or channel, asshown in the drawings, the rope or cable is designed to fit.

To the rear end of the open loop B may be secured the hook F or ring IIfor the purpose of enabling the same to be secured to a wall or post, asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings; or, if so desired, the ring or hookinstead of being rigidly attached to the loop may be swiveled thereto.Again, the device may be used without the hook or ring attachment withequally good result.

In the operation of my improved clamp the rope or cable is run throughthe open loop and within the groove formed in the clamping-wedge. Thefree end of the rope and small end of the wedge are then inserted intothe open'rear end of the loop, and by force exerted on, or the tensionof, the rope or cable the clam pin g-wedge is caused to slide within theopen loop until the sides of the rope or cable tightly press or bindagainst the inner sides or face of said loop. It is obvious that thegreater becomes the tension upon the rope the tighter will become thebinding thereof.

My invention is more particularly adapted for the use of securing linesor small cables and permits of the taking up of the slack line withoutcausing the formation of knots therein.

I am aware that many minor changes may be made in the constructionherein shown and described without causing a departure from the natureand scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure pro tection in by Letters Patent of the United States,is

Y 1. In a rope-clamp, the combination, with a loop, of a clamping-wedgehaving a continirous groove or concavity in its upper and side edges,and a rope fitting within the groove and adapted to be secured betweenthe wedge and the inner face of the rope, substantially as set forth.

2. In a rope-clamp, the combination, with a gradually-tapering loop, ofa clampingwedge correspondinglytapered and having a concave or'groovededge, and a rope fitting within said groove and adapted to be securedbetween the wedge and the inner face of the loop, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of witnesses.

JOEL IVEIGEL.

In presence of M. A. ACKER, A. B. Bowiins.

